Skirt Season

Well i can't speak for "all the ladies" but i know i'm loving skirts of the shorter variety right now. I adore seeing the midi trend on everyone else but i can't dig it on my fine self, i think it's the shortening affect that seems to really go to town on me, it's like i put a calf length skirt on and suddenly i could be one of Santa's helpers! I have a couple of recently purchased shorter skirts but i really want to add more and these are three that i found on Topshop.com today:

Black Panel Bodycon Skirt - £22

(wayyy behind the trend with this style)

Blue Mini Weave Bodycon Skirt - £25

(really love this one)

Becka Skirt by Motel - £32

(i love it but not for thirty two pounds!)

So i think i will undoubtedly end up with the black and hopefully the blue seeing as how my birthday is coming up and i can put them on wish lists.

 

Do you guys have any particular trends/items you're really getting into right now? Or maybe you're re-cycling stuff you already had? Either way, speak up : )

OOTD: Last Day of Freedom

After 5 weeks away i am back at work tomorrow, so i spent my day being indulgently lazy. I actually only got dressed to go and buy nacho ingredients so i could have an awesome lunch! (for the record, they were damn tasty nachos) I'm looking a little mardy in my pictures, it's not representative of my mood, i guess i was just trying the whole serious model bit : )

DRESS:JOE BROWNS@SIMPLY BE TIGHTS:TESCO BOOTS:DR MARTENS

aaand just to prove i'm not totally moody

This dress is really easy to just throw on, it's comfy and simple and great for just running about in. It does however have one drawback, shown here, click if you're interested. The boots are so amazing, i already spoke about them a couple posts ago but seriously, if you're a bit of a high heel retard like me then go for a pair of these.
Nails are painted with Barry M Blueberry Ice Cream and Rimmel Pro Matte Finish Top Coat.

I'm working on my Seattle round up post. I'm drafting right now then i'll hopefully just do one session of final writing up and post. Hopefully you'll be seeing it by the end of the week.
Happy Monday Everyone, hope yours was as nice as mine!

NEED

A new style of wishlist.
To cover those items that i see and immediately NEED. Like i need air, water and cake.

DRESS
ASOS CURVE
£40

SHOES
DR MARTENS
£142

Hi!

Logged in today to a good handful of new followers : )

So this is just a little post to welcome you to Bust My Buttons!
From the bottom of my heart (and this goes out to "old" followers too) thank-you. I find it constantly inspiring that my little alcove of the Internet is interesting enough for people to spend time in.
I'm feeling more and more motivated to invest time and effort into keeping things rockin, not just because of growing numbers of buttonettes or busters (like my little names for ya?) but also because i'm getting so much out of this. I don't know if i've had a shift in the way i think about blogging or what but i really really want to make Bust My Buttons as awesome as i can.

Any suggestions for what to post on are always welcome but the big thing on my mind right now is what do you guys want to see?

I've had a good few comments about me posting on beauty products and think this could be a winner, would y'all be down with that? And if so what kind of things would you want to see, maybe there's something you don't see on other beauty blogs/posts?

So yeah, voice your opinions people, this is my baby but it's yours too!


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Shopping in Seattle: Vol. 3

These are the things i've picked up on my last couple of trips out to the main shopping area of Downtown Seattle, i'm shocked at how much i've spent but i wanted all these things, will use all of them and i earned the money i came with so no buyers remorse here. All prices are before tax which from what i can work out is just under 10% here. It took me a long time to get used to the whole adding tax gig.

 

 LA VANILA DEODERANT - $18 - SEPHORA

I don't normally spend this much on deo, but i've wanted this for ages and you can't get it at home so i figured why the fuck not? Not used it yet but i'll let you know how good it is. I loved how they wrapped it in tissue, i'm like "that shit is going on my pits, it's not diamonds"

 SHARPIES - $1.49 EACH - BORDERS

I didn't even know they made sharpies this colour! I always carry a black fine line without fail. I guess now my toilet graffiti err i mean drawing, is gonna get interesting.

 TOP & DRESS - $17.80 & $19.80 - FOREVER 21

F21 literally just opened in dowtown Seattle so i went in and decided these'd be perfect additions to my summer wardrobe. The thing i can't get over is that the top on the left is a 3X and the dress on the right is an L, yet they both fit pretty spot on, i mean the L is a little small but not as small as it should be judging by how the 3X fits.

BOOTS - $120 - DR MARTENS

These are my real: holiday splurge/early birthday present to self/i'm not taking dollars back home purchase. They are the Dr. M's Darcie boot in a size 9 and if any of you want a comfortable, long lasting and nice lookin pair of boots i recommend these.

TOP & SKIRT - $9.95 & $5.95 - H&M
Just a basic baggy short tee in navy and white, size L and a striped jersey mini skirt size M. The whole baggy top with tight short skirt is probably gonna be my summer uniform (aside from the usual printed dresses).

SKIRT & TOP - $5.95 & $24.95 - also H&M

Same as before with the skirt except this is plain black, i get these in a Medium because after a couple washes they stretch and the Large doesn't stay as tight as i like for tube skirts. The top is cute, the detailing you see is on the chest and the scalloped edges are on the sleeves which are batwing.

BAG - $20 - H&M

Yeah, i went a bit wild in H&M huh? It was nice, i don't get to go crazy shopping often and didn't even get to do it here at the start of my trip (sensible spending at the start has lead to sprees at the end!) This was on the sale pile and i liked it so i got it, simple. 

NBA JERSEY - $19.99 - FOOT LOCKER

So this, i'm told, is a Washington Wizards jersey. I bought it purely so i can look gangsta while i clean or go to the supermarket or do my hair or chill in my garden. I would have got a Bulls or Lakers jersey because i actually know those teams but they wanted crazy money for those. Poor Wizards, banished to the sale!